Boys' name · since 1992
Jahrell
Jahrell has 215 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,502 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 215
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jahrell is the #12613 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 215 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahrell has been recorded 215 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #12613 nationally and more common than 9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #12,502 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,613 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 215 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahrell ranks #12,502 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,613 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 215 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,502 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 215
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahrell's 215 recorded births place it above 72.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jahrell compares
215 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jahrell's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahrell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 215 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jahrell splits its recorded history at 2007: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jahrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Currently ranks #12613 among boys.
215 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 12 births in a single year.
Jahrell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Jahrell's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Jahrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (43% of all-time use).
Jahrell decade highlights
- Peak decade 92 births
- Runner-up 59 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Jahrell by state
Where Jahrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.8% |
6 of 215 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 2.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Jahrell's data
- Jahrell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahrells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jahrell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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